Table 11.1
Interest rates and exchange rates

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Interest rates and exchange rates: Part 1
  Interest rates
Bank rate 1 Prime rate 90-day treasury bills  90-day commercial paper Conventional mortgage rate Long-term Canada bond rate (over 10 years)
        1-year 5-year  
v122530 v122495 v122484 v122491 v122520 v122521 v122487
  rates
2009 0.65 2.40 0.37 0.65 4.02 5.63 3.89
2010 0.85 2.60 0.58 0.79 3.49 5.61 3.66
July 2009 0.50 2.25 0.24 0.40 3.75 5.85 4.10
August 2009 0.50 2.25 0.25 0.43 3.75 5.85 3.96
September 2009 0.50 2.25 0.23 0.39 3.70 5.49 3.87
October 2009 0.50 2.25 0.23 0.38 3.80 5.84 3.98
November 2009 0.50 2.25 0.23 0.39 3.60 5.59 3.84
December 2009 0.50 2.25 0.21 0.38 3.60 5.49 4.08
January 2010 0.50 2.25 0.19 0.38 3.60 5.49 3.92
February 2010 0.50 2.25 0.17 0.37 3.60 5.39 3.98
March 2010 0.50 2.25 0.24 0.41 3.60 5.85 3.99
April 2010 0.50 2.25 0.35 0.59 3.80 6.25 3.99
May 2010 0.50 2.25 0.42 0.60 3.70 5.99 3.58
June 2010 0.75 2.50 0.56 0.73 3.60 5.89 3.59
July 2010 1.00 2.75 0.60 0.90 3.50 5.79 3.71
August 2010 1.00 2.75 0.69 0.89 3.30 5.39 3.39
September 2010 1.25 3.00 0.91 1.15 3.30 5.39 3.25
October 2010 1.25 3.00 0.90 1.16 3.20 5.29 3.38
November 2010 1.25 3.00 0.96 1.17 3.35 5.44 3.60
December 2010 1.25 3.00 1.00 1.18 3.35 5.19 3.51
January 2011 1.25 3.00 0.99 1.18 3.35 5.19 3.71
February 2011 1.25 3.00 0.97 1.19 3.50 5.44 3.69
March 2011 1.25 3.00 0.94 1.18 3.50 5.34 3.66
April 2011 1.25 3.00 0.97 1.19 3.70 5.69 3.67
May 2011 1.25 3.00 0.97 1.19 3.70 5.59 3.41
June 2011 1.25 3.00 0.93 1.17 3.50 5.39 3.47
July 2011 1.25 3.00 0.93 1.17 3.50 5.39 3.28
Interest rates and exchange rates: Part 2
  Exchange rates 2
United States dollar Reciprocal 3 British pound Euro Japanese yen CERI index 4
v37426  1 / v37426 3 v37430 v21570998 v37456 v41498903
  rates rates multiplied by 1000 1992=100
2009 1.142 0.876 1.780 1.585 12.20  106.03 
2010 1.030 0.971 1.593 1.367 11.76  116.92 
July 2009 1.122 0.891 1.836 1.580 11.91  107.11 
August 2009 1.088 0.919 1.797 1.552 11.47  110.36 
September 2009 1.082 0.924 1.765 1.576 11.85  110.65 
October 2009 1.055 0.948 1.710 1.563 11.67  113.31 
November 2009 1.060 0.944 1.758 1.580 11.89  112.51 
December 2009 1.054 0.948 1.712 1.538 11.74  113.38 
January 2010 1.043 0.959 1.686 1.488 11.45  114.85 
February 2010 1.057 0.946 1.651 1.445 11.72  113.88 
March 2010 1.023 0.978 1.540 1.388 11.28  117.77 
April 2010 1.005 0.995 1.541 1.348 10.76  120.01 
May 2010 1.040 0.962 1.525 1.305 11.31  116.85 
June 2010 1.038 0.963 1.532 1.268 11.43  117.33 
July 2010 1.043 0.959 1.595 1.336 11.91  115.89 
August 2010 1.041 0.960 1.629 1.342 12.21  115.86 
September 2010 1.033 0.968 1.610 1.353 12.25  116.44 
October 2010 1.018 0.982 1.615 1.415 12.46  117.17 
November 2010 1.013 0.987 1.615 1.381 12.27  118.01 
December 2010 1.008 0.992 1.573 1.333 12.10  119.04 
January 2011 0.994 1.006 1.570 1.328 12.02  120.36 
February 2011 0.988 1.013 1.593 1.349 11.96  120.79 
March 2011 0.977 1.024 1.578 1.369 11.96  121.74 
April 2011 0.958 1.044 1.569 1.385 11.51  123.71 
May 2011 0.968 1.033 1.582 1.388 11.94  122.30 
June 2011 0.977 1.024 1.584 1.407 12.14  121.19 
July 2011 0.955 1.047 1.543 1.364 12.06  123.81 
1.
Last Wednesday of the month for monthly data.
2.
Canadian dollars per unit
3.
The reciprocal is obtained by dividing the number ''1'' by the Cansim series v37426.
4.
Canadian dollar exchange rate index (CERI) (1992=100). A rise in the index indicates an increase in the value of the Canadian dollar.
Source(s):
Bank of Canada, Public Information Service (1-800-303-1282). CANSIM tables: 176-0043 and 176-0064.